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German
Etymology
From older Miocän, borrowed from English Miocene.
Ultimately from Ancient Greek μείων (meíōn, “less; smaller”) and Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “fresh, new”)
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- Hyphenation: Mi‧o‧zän
Proper noun
das Miozän n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Miozäns)
- Miocene (The first geological epoch of the Neogene Period that extends from about 23.03 to 5.333 million years ago.)
- das Miozän ist der ältere Abschnitt des Neogens ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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